Full-Bodied Earl Grey?

Many years ago when Twinings produced awesome EG, we used to use 1 rounded teaspoon/cup. We also used to brew it a minute longer than unflavored black teas as it was not as full-bodied. In recent years, we also used these same brewing parameters for Rishi EG.

After joining Steepster, we see that many members generally recommend using more tea leaf and shorter infusions to minimize the odds of bitterness & astringency.

About a month ago, I purchased a box of Rishi loose EG tea and was very surprised to see the current recommended instructions were: 1 Tablespoon / 8-oz cup / 212*F / 4 min. After tasting it, my wife agreed that much tea leaf was indeed needed. Consequently, that small box did not last too long. This is certainly one way to increase the sales of EG tea.

How much EG do you use for a 6 to 8-oz cup?

Which brands of EG are full-bodied without needing large amounts of tea?

I like both upton’s egc and the tea merchant’s french earl grey quite a bit. I never use more than a slightly heaping teaspoon for either, in fact for the french EG, when I make iced tea I get quite a bit of mileage out of just the 1 teaspoon.